SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL

SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL is a small elementary school in CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, (ZIP code 11722). Students in kindergarten through 2 make up the school's enrollment of 268 students. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.

SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

At SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL, 53% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 37% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 23% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL scores 58%.

Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 1%. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County, the school's rate is lower.

In the wider Suffolk County area, median household income comes to about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Suffolk County counts 343 public schools with about 222,439 students.

CORDELLO AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL is Suburb: Large. SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

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